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Gore Vidal Quotes

To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: October 3, 1925 - July 31, 2012

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Man Birds Trees Stand Tall Watch

I wanted to sail when I was in grammar school and well remember memorizing the names of the sails from the Merriam-Webster's ponderous dictionary in the library. Now I am actually at sea - as a passenger, of course, but at sea nevertheless - and bound for Ecuador.

Sea School I Am Sail Library Sails

Opposition is an inevitable reality of pastoral life.

Life Reality Inevitable Opposition

There are many things I do where the centre of it is... It's almost more my humanitarian work than art.

Work Art More Things Where Almost

Since the summer days of my Canadian childhood, I have loved to canoe across the dark mirror of northern lakes, paddling with an inside flick of the blade, leaving a trail of twisting whirlpools in my wake.

Mirror Childhood Loved Trail Dark

One of the very nice things about investing in the stock market is that you learn about all different aspects of the economy. It's your window into a very large world.

Window World Learn Stock Market You

I have worked with a lot of kids. Most of them have been really lovely. But there are a lot of trappings.

Lovely Been Kids Most Them Really

I say the one thing about luck is you can't really count on it.

Luck You Say Count One Thing Really

Anyone can wear glitter, even a woman in her 60s. It's all about techniques. Instead of applying glitter all over the face, you can just add a little to the inner corner of your eyes or on your brow bone, or even on your Cupid's bow. It just adds this magical element to your makeup.

Eyes Woman Makeup Face Glitter You

I always wanted a family environment, a community where a creator like myself could connect and vibe with other creators without feeling competitive.

Family Community Myself Environment

Making people laugh is giving, and it's healing, too, when people can go up to the movies and forget about their problems. It's a good thing. That's why I want to work.

Work Good Healing People Problems

I was raised in a family where vulnerability was barely tolerated: no training wheels on our bicycles, no goggles in the pool, just get it done. And so I grew up not only with discomfort about my own vulnerability, I didn't care for it in other people either.

Family Training People Care Pool

Great drama is all about conflict, and what's a better conflict than Republican-Democrat?

Great Conflict Better Drama Than

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